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Fri, Aug 21 · 06:01 AM CDT

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Generated Fri, Aug 21 · 06:00 AM CDTWindow last 6 hours

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Coverage now updates on a rolling 6-hour window, while NVD entries come from the live API using a last-24-hours modified window and are sorted by severity.

Fast take

News stays on the current 6-hour slice, videos now use the last 24 hours, and NVD uses the API instead of the traditional feed to better match the live site behavior.

Top stories
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Worth skimming
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Tracked videos
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NVD vulnerabilities
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Top stories

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:34:25 +0530

GitLab CVE-2026-19478 Comes Under Active Exploitation Within Days of Disclosure

9.8/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newsvulnidentity

Summary
A newly disclosed security flaw in GitLab has come under active exploitation within days of public disclosure, according to watchTowr. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-19478 (CVSS score: 9.4), a case of code injection that allows an unauthenticated at

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:36:11 +0530

Microsoft Entra ID Flaw (CVSS 10.0) Exploited in Wild, Allows Remote Code Execution

9.3/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newsvulnai

Summary
Microsoft on Thursday warned of a maximum-severity security flaw in Entra ID that it said has been exploited in the wild, but noted that no customer action is required. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-69836 (CVSS score: 10.0), is a case of remote code e

Fri, Aug 21 · 06:00 AM CDT

Cybersecurity Job Ads Requiring AI Skills Double

8.7/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazineai

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

Fri, Aug 21 · 03:00 AM CDT

The case against a C alternative (2022)

8.1/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsai

Summary
Surfaced from Hacker News front page during collection run. Freshness on HN: 3 hours ago.

Fri, Aug 21 · 03:00 AM CDT

Flat Chair by Sara Paculdo

8.1/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsai

Summary
Surfaced from Hacker News front page during collection run. Freshness on HN: 3 hours ago.

Worth skimming

Fri, Aug 21 · 06:00 AM CDT

Def Con Attendees Targeted by Persistent Phishing Campaign

8.0/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazineai

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

Fri, Aug 21 · 06:00 AM CDT

Over 500 Critical Infrastructure Organizations Hit by Medusa Ransomware

7.8/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazinemalware

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

Fri, Aug 21 · 06:00 AM CDT

NCSC Urges Stronger Controls for Agentic AI Systems

7.8/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazineaipolicy

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

Fri, Aug 21 · 06:00 AM CDT

OpenAI Tightens AI Safeguards Following Hugging Face Incident

7.7/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazineai

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

Fri, Aug 21 · 05:35 AM CDT

DeepSeek-v4-flash-vision-exp

7.6/10 · Worth your time
Hacker Newsgeneral

Summary
Surfaced from Hacker News front page during collection run. Freshness on HN: 25 minutes ago.